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Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, American Mobster

Buchalter, standing in court during sentencing, 1941. Louis Buchalter (February 6, 1897 - March 4, 1944) was an American mobster. In the early 1930s, he created an effective process for performing contract killings for Cosa Nostra mobsters; it had no name, but the press 10 years later called it Murder, Inc. In 1936, he was convicted of violating federal anti-trust laws. While out on bail he disappeared. In 1937, still a fugitive, he was indicted in federal court on conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the US. In 1939, he surrendered to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. After he was convicted on the federal narcotics trafficking charges, they turned him over to NY State for trial on labor extortion charges. In 1940, he was sentenced to 30 years to life, but was sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary to serve his sentence of 14 years for narcotics trafficking. He was then was indicted on murder charges in for the killing of Joseph Rosen, a Brooklyn candy store owner. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder and he was sentenced to death. On March 4, 1944, Louis Buchalter, aged 47, was executed in the electric chair in Sing Sing. He had no final words. Photographed by Edward Lynch of the NY World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper, December 2, 1941.
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Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, American Mobster
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Buchalter, standing in court during sentencing, 1941. Louis Buchalter (February 6, 1897 - March 4, 1944) was an American mobster. In the early 1930s, he created an effective process for performing contract killings for Cosa Nostra mobsters; it had no name, but the press 10 years later called it Murder, Inc. In 1936, he was convicted of violating federal anti-trust laws. While out on bail he disappeared. In 1937, still a fugitive, he was indicted in federal court on conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the US. In 1939, he surrendered to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. After he was convicted on the federal narcotics trafficking charges, they turned him over to NY State for trial on labor extortion charges. In 1940, he was sentenced to 30 years to life, but was sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary to serve his sentence of 14 years for narcotics trafficking. He was then was indicted on murder charges in for the killing of Joseph Rosen, a Brooklyn candy store owner. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder and he was sentenced to death. On March 4, 1944, Louis Buchalter, aged 47, was executed in the electric chair in Sing Sing. He had no final words. Photographed by Edward Lynch of the NY World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper, December 2, 1941.
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4500 x 3075 px | 39.6 MB
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38.1 x 26.0 cm | 15.0 x 10.2 in (300 dpi)
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